{"id":49316,"date":"2017-11-22T09:50:48","date_gmt":"2017-11-22T14:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=49316"},"modified":"2017-11-22T09:53:11","modified_gmt":"2017-11-22T14:53:11","slug":"in-memoriam-baritone-dmitri-hvorostovsky-losses-battle-with-cancer-dies-at-55","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2017\/11\/22\/in-memoriam-baritone-dmitri-hvorostovsky-losses-battle-with-cancer-dies-at-55\/","title":{"rendered":"IN MEMORIAM | Baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky Loses Battle With Cancer, Dies At 55"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_44852\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44852\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44852\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/04\/trio4.jpg\" alt=\"(Photo: Vladimir Kevorkov)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/04\/trio4.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/04\/trio4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/04\/trio4-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44852\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone) performing in Toronto&#8217;s Koerner Hall, at one of\u00a0his last public performances. (Photo: Vladimir Kevorkov)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The opera world has been rocked by the news that Baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, the golden-haired \u201cElvis of Opera\u201d, has died this morning at the age of 55.<\/p>\n<p>Diagnosed in June 2015, Hvorostovsky had been in London receiving treatment at the Royal Marsden Hospital for a malignant brain tumour.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement came on Hvorostovsky\u2019s official Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FHvorostovsky%2Fposts%2F10159624056865300&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"524\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After his diagnosis, Hvorostovsky cancelled all his performances to dedicate himself to treatment. Between treatments, he made three rare appearances, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2017\/04\/26\/scrutiny-trio-magnifico-a-virtual-love-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">including one in Toronto this past April<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The event was billed \u201cTrio Magnifico\u201d and was presented by Show One Productions founder and producer Svetlana Dvoretsky. According to Ludwig Van&#8217;s Opera Editor Joseph So, it was \u201cthe most exciting event in the Toronto 2016-17 opera season, and certainly one of the most memorable, ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before that, he was at Koerner Hall, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2016\/02\/22\/scrutiny-12\/#.WhV6Qo00gkI.facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on February 22, 2016<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Billed as \u201cDmitri and Friends\u201d, his final public appearance final appearance was a recital at Austria&#8217;s Grafenegg Festival in June 2017.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1hGq-1r86js?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Tributes have been rolling in via twitter all morning.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gutted to the bone. A charming singer with a greatness that will immortalize his artistry. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/hvorostovsky?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#hvorostovsky<\/a>&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kWoGrmpDeb\">https:\/\/t.co\/kWoGrmpDeb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joseph Calleja (@MalteseTenor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MalteseTenor\/status\/933252169028968451?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"de\" dir=\"ltr\">Dmitri Hvorostovsky wird uns im Ged\u00e4chtnis bleiben als ein Ausnahmek\u00fcnstler, der immer hundert Prozent gegeben hat \u2013 und als Mensch, der uns mit seinem Lachen, seiner Freude, seiner Warmherzigkeit und  seiner Positivit\u00e4t bereichert hat.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V8qGtTVAJA\">https:\/\/t.co\/V8qGtTVAJA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oHNnDWVbyi\">pic.twitter.com\/oHNnDWVbyi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wiener Staatsoper (@WrStaatsoper) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WrStaatsoper\/status\/933287348565024769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Desperately sad that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hvorostovsky?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Hvorostovsky<\/a> is no longer with us. His beautiful silken voice will always be heart- wrenchingly gorgeous. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Dtgy2Je8jE\">https:\/\/t.co\/Dtgy2Je8jE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sarah Connolly (@spconnolly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/spconnolly\/status\/933252301937975296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dmitri Hvorostovsky (1962\u20132017)<\/p>\n<p>The opera world has lost one of its leading artists, and he will be sorely missed.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TqrhGyIApg\">https:\/\/t.co\/TqrhGyIApg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Royal Opera (@TheRoyalOpera) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRoyalOpera\/status\/933319441789616128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today I have that feeling, the same feeling I got when I heard of Pavarotti\u2019s passing. That sombre feeling. Opera Stars bigger than life itself, and this time, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hvorostovsky?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Hvorostovsky<\/a>. Rest In Peace. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OperaWorld?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OperaWorld<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eleazar Rodr\u00edguez (@TheMexicanTenor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheMexicanTenor\/status\/933254298682638336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Just two months ago, <a href=\"http:\/\/slippedisc.com\/2017\/09\/putin-grants-state-honour-to-dmitri-hvorostovsky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded Hvorostovsky with the Order of Merit for the Fatherland of the IV degree<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Kremlin has issued the following statement:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The president extends his deepest condolences to the relatives, friends and fans of Dmitri Hvorostovsky, who passed away today,&#8221; Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. \u201cIn general, we believe he is the heritage of both our domestic culture and global culture. This is a very grievous loss.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dmitri Hvorostovsky leaves behind a wife\u00a0and\u00a0four children.<\/p>\n<h3><b><i>#LUDWIGVAN<\/i><br \/>\n<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><i>Want more updates on Toronto-centric classical music news and reviews before anyone else finds out? 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